Investigation of the acaricidal activity of the acetone and ethanol extracts of 12 South African plants against the adult ticks of <i>Rhipicephalus turanicus</i>
The acaricidal activity of acetone and ethanol extracts of 12 plant species was evaluated using the contact method on Rhipicephalus turanicus (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks at an initial concentration of 20% (200 mg/mL). Eight of the 12 plants had mortality greater than 50% and the acetone extracts had bet...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017-11-01
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| Series: | Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research |
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| Online Access: | https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/1523 |